by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign Chondroid, Malignant Chondroid
General Information Enchondroma is a benign indolent intramedullary hyaline cartilage neoplasm Accounts for 10% of all benign osseous tumors Limited growth, most lesions are less than 5 cm in maximal dimension Bones grow from a cartilaginous growth plate that...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign, Benign Chondroid, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information Benign neoplasm Composed of mature hyaline cartilage Arises from surface of bone from inner layer of periosteum Erodes the outer table of the cortex Does not grossly extend into medullary cavity Also known as juxtacortical chondroma More cellular...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 4, 2025 | Benign, Benign Chondroid, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information Osteochondroma is an outgrowth of medullary and cortical bone A portion of the cartilaginous growth plate grows outward instead of longitudinally and forms the osteochondroma/exostosis (like a branch on a tree) It consists of bone covered with...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Benign, Benign Chondroid, Childhood Sarcomas
General Information Codman Tumor (old historical name for chondroblastoma) Cartilage Containing Giant Cell Tumor (Kolodney 1972) Calcifying Giant Cell Tumor (Ewing 1928) Clinical Data Rare; 1-2% all bone tumors Male predilection (2:1) Children and young adults; 90%...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 2, 2025 | Benign Chondroid, Bone Tumors
General Information Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma consists of a low grade malignant hyaline cartilage tumor associated with a high-grade nonchondroid spindle sarcoma. The two components are juxtaposed with abrupt clear demarcation line The high grade sarcoma is most...
